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Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of absolute power. (Website)

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Baldur’s Gate 3’s Success Puts Starfield Between a Rock and a Hard Place (gamerant.com)
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Baldur's Gate 3 has blown away expectations and redefined what an RPG can be, and that may put Bethesda's upcoming Starfield in a rough spot.

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[–] Moc@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I almost bought Baldurs Gate 3, but stopped when I realised I had DOS2 in my Steam library that I haven’t played.

So I’m going to be playing DOS2 for a bit, and when Starfield comes out I’ll buy BG3 at a reduced price, then when I’ve finished that I’ll buy Starfield at a reduced price

[–] Hairyblue@kbin.social 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was replaying DOS2 while I waited for BG3. It is a great game. The only thing I think it was missing was cinematics. The voice acting is great but it plays out with you looking down at your characters. I believe Larian knew this was a weak spot of their games and fixed it with BG3. Now their cinematics are fun to watch. It is now very entertaining to interact with these interesting NPCs.

I was playing DOS2 dwarven Beast as a fighter with a shield.

[–] forgotaboutlaye@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I felt the exact same way -- I played ~20hrs of DOS2 over the past few years, about 1/4 of that in the lead up to BG3's release, and wasn't sure if I would bounce off of BG3 like I did DOS2. I'm about 25hrs in BG3, and having an absolute blast. It really does feel like a more refined, and friendlier experience than DOS2, and the in engine cinematics for dialogue are a huge part of that.

[–] ThayWizGwar@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Hell yeah. Thanks for saying this.

[–] LChitman@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wish BG3 had interaction between player characters in coop, I seem to remember DOS2 having that but it's been a while and I never finished it.

[–] LucidNightmare@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

You are correct. Your friend could have the option to interject with their own sentence. Cool until you play with someone who immediately zones out when a cutscene is playing.

[–] MicTEST@ttrpg.network 8 points 1 year ago

I bounced off DOS1 and DOS2 hard but BG3 is great and I'm having a great time (once I restarted with a character that fit the party and my playstyle more).